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Appendix A A-12 ATP 3-91.1/AFTTP 3-2.86 17 April 2019 Figure A-7. JAGIC attack Target of Opportunity COMBAT IDENTIFICATION AND FRIENDLY FORCE IDENTIFICATION A-36. This process was developed due to enhanced adversary capabilities in using UAS for information collection and attack missions. Development of capabilities to track and positively identify these types of threats is underway in the joint community. While not a function or an operation of the JAGIC, combat identification is identified as a JAGIC-supported process. A-37. AMD forces react automatically to target theater ballistic missile threats. When a sensing node detects a launch, a notification is immediately displayed on the AMDWS and distributed throughout the mission command network to all aircrews and ground forces. Upon detection of unidentified targets, the first step is to determine whether the target is friendly, hostile, or neutral. Once the target is determined hostile (using a combination of cooperative and non-cooperative target recognition techniques), JAGIC personnel determine what the adversary asset is through the AMD systems architecture. Once the threat is confirmed, the air defense artillery fire coordination officer, typically assigned to the Army Air Missile Defense Command headquarters, provides direction to defeat the threat. If an engagement must occur through division airspace, airspace element personnel deconflict and advise airspace users. Typically, air defense engagements have priority over most other ongoing missions. JAGICs activate required ACMs immediately and rapidly clear engagement airspace, allowing systems to defeat enemy air threats. Upon destruction of the enemy threat, or its departure from division-assigned airspace, airspace element personnel make the appropriate advisories and deactivate ACMs as required. (See figure A-8 on page A-13 for a detailed flowchart of the combat identification and friendly force identification process.)